totem

Portuguese

/ˈtɔ.tẽj̃/

noun

Definitions

totem object or creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family
totem pole Native American sculpture made by carving trees

Etymology

Borrowed from English totem derived from Ojibwa doodem, (o)doodem(an).

Origin

Ojibwe

doodem, (o)doodem(an)

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Cognates and derived terms

totem English
totem tennis English
totemic English
totemical English
totemics English
totemism English
totemist English
totemistic English
totemite English
totemlike English
toteemi Finnish
totem Italian
totem French
тотем Russian
トーテム Japanese
totem Polish
totem Serbo-Croatian
doodem, (o)doodem(an) Ojibwa